# Incident 19840423022519I: Piper PA32300, Idlewild, TN, April 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1984, 17:30 local time
- Place: Idlewild, TN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SBIA
- Aircraft: N4872S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4872S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,405 total, 2,260 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840423022519I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. FAILURE OF PROPELLER GOVERNOR CAUSED ENGINE OVERSPEED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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